Lightning on the beach in Today in Pictures

Lighting from an approaching thunder storm strikes near the shore in Panama City Beach, Fla., on Thursday.

Genessa Faye of Seattle yells out, "Help me!" to responders to a mock airplane crash at SeaTac International Airport, Thursday. Approximately 300 volunteers took part in the mock crash site on the third runway at the airport. The volunteers were given clothes, makeup and a card which told him how badly they had been "injured" and instructed them how to act. Port of Seattle Fire Department ARRF vehicles responded from their positions on the east side of the airfield across taxiways and runways to the west side runway and mock aircraft.

A pedestrian passes through the design installation entitled Mi Casa, Your Casa, at the High Museum, Thursday, in Atlanta. The installation to debut July 18 is comprised of more than 35 three-dimensional open house frames serving as a blank canvas which will feature swings, easels, bins of chalk, and buckets of bubble water to encourage visitors to engage with these environments.

All of this is shown in Today in Pictures.

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